---
typeId: term
recordId: diagnostic-record
fields:
  title: Diagnostic record
  definition: A structured machine-readable record describing a validation, build,
    fixture, invocation, capability, resource, schema, artifact, package-host, storage,
    compute, encryption, execution, or policy problem. A diagnostic record contains a
    stable diagnostic classification code for the portable Benac failure class or
    contract boundary, required context bindings, origin information, optional
    origin-specific code/message/status/payload, normalized details where defined, and
    raw diagnostic evidence inline or by CID/encrypted reference where practical and
    safe.
  sourceDocument: operator ticket dc3af413-dc52-4b70-afd0-527af9270195
  sourceSections:
    - 16. Terms and definitions changes
  order: 7803
  usage:
    - Diagnostic records allow tools, agents, users, and conformance tests to understand
      failures without parsing prose, while preserving the raw or origin-specific
      evidence needed for debugging, audit, and future failure modes. A diagnostic
      classification code is not an exhaustive root-cause explanation and should not
      replace raw diagnostic evidence.
---
